An owner of property in Iron and Ashland counties that was the site of a contentious proposal to mine iron ore is trying to resurrect plans for the mine, an Iron County economic development official said.

Officials of La Pointe Iron Co., one of the owners of the property that Gogebic Taconite unsuccessfully sought to develop as a massive open pit mine, met with local representatives in Hurley on Wednesday to discuss reviving the plans.

Kelly Klein, director of development for the Iron County Development Zone, said he and others met with La Pointe representatives, who told them they are eager to find another developer for the site.

Milwaukee is 3 snow days from tying record, with more snow on way

It's snow joke: With 49 days so far of more than a dusting of new snow, the record for snow days is within the cold-weathered grasp of our cracked and bleeding fingers.

And get this: The extended outlook has a few more rounds of light snow possibly harassing southern Wisconsin.

Are you with me? Should we do this thing?

I didn’t think so.

For the record, the 49 days this season is good for 10th place. The record, 52 days with snowfall of at least a tenth of an inch, occurred three times, in the 1885-’86 season and again in 1903-’04 and 1978-’79, the National Weather Service reports.

The National Weather Service put out this graphic showing expected snow accumulation totals for southeast Wisconsin in the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Tuesday.

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Dave Umhoefer covers local politics and government as part of the PolitiFact Wisconsin and Watchdog teams. His investigation into pension padding by Milwaukee County employees won a 2008 Pulitzer Prize.